Chelsea F.C. Development Squad are the development team of

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. They play in the

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, which is the top level of reserve football in England. They were the champions in the 2013–14 and 2019–20 seasons. The team mainly consists of under-21 players at the club, although senior players occasionally feature, when recovering from injuries or otherwise not in the first team. The under-21 team is managed by Mark Robinson and the under-18 team is managed by Ed Brand. Chelsea F.C. Academy is the under-18 team of Chelsea Football Club. It is a member of the Professional U18 Development League. They have won the

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nine times, including five consecutive titles between 2014 and 2018. The academy has produced many successful players such as the brothers

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and

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, Bobby Smith,

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, and

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. Chelsea are the only English club to reach the final of the

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, winning it twice in four final appearances. Neil Bath, who is the Head of Youth Development, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the academy. Until the 2019–20 season, the development team played their home games at

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. The under-18 team play their home games at the club's

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in Cobham,

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. Both teams occasionally use the club's home ground Stamford Bridge for important matches.

Current squads

Development squad

U19 and U18 squad

Management team

Notable Academy graduates

Players who have at least 10 appearances for Chelsea or represented a country at full international level. Players who still play for Chelsea, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are in bold. Before WW2 * David Calderhead Jr. * George Pearson * Harry Bearryman *

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* Tommy Law * Bill Robertson 1950s * Bobby Smith *

Peter Brabrook Peter Brabrook (8 November 1937 – 10 December 2016) was an English footballer who made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League playing for Chelsea, West Ham United and Orient, and was capped three times for the England national team. ...

Les Allen Leslie William Allen (born 4 September 1937) is an English former football player and manager who played as a inside forward. Playing career Allen started his playing career at amateur club Briggs Sports where he helped them to reach the ...

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Mel Scott Melvyn Douglas Scott (26 September 1939 – August 1997) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Brentford and Chelsea. He was capped by England at youth and U23 level. Club career Chelse ...

* Terry Bradbury * Tony Nicholas *

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* Mike Harrison * Micky Block *

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1960s * Ron Harris *

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* Tony Currie * John Dunn *

Peter Houseman Peter Houseman (24 December 1945–20 March 1977) was an English footballer who played as a winger. He was best known for his part in Chelsea's F.A. Cup-winning side of 1970. He later signed for Oxford United. He was killed along with his w ...

Barry Lloyd Barry David Lloyd (born 19 February 1949) is an English retired professional footballer and manager. As a player, he most notably played as a midfielder in the Football League for Fulham, for whom he was captain and made over 280 appearances ...

* Alan Hudson * John Boyle *

Stewart Houston Stewart Mackie Houston (born 20 August 1949) is a Scottish former football player and coach who played as a left-back. Born in Dunoon, he began his professional career in 1967 with Chelsea, before moving to Brentford and then Manchester Unit ...

1970s * Gary Stanley *

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Brian Bason Brian Bason (born 3 September 1955) is an English retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He attended Thomas Bennett School (now Thomas Bennett Community College) in Crawley in West Sussex and played for England Schoolboys as a left-bac ...

Graham Wilkins Graham George Wilkins (born 28 June 1955 in Hillingdon) is an English retired professional football full back who made over 130 appearances in the Football League for Chelsea. He also played league football for Brentford and Southend United. ...

* John Sparrow * Teddy Maybank * Steve Wicks *

Tommy Langley Thomas William Langley (born 8 February 1958) is an English retired footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s as a striker. He is currently one of the hosts of ''Matchnight Live'' on Chelsea TV. Club career Chelsea Langley began his career ...

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* Clive Walker * Trevor Aylott *

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John Sitton John Edmund Sitton (born 21 October 1959) is an English former professional footballer and former coach and manager of Leyton Orient. Playing and early coaching career Sitton's playing career began at youth level at Arsenal and Chelsea. He tu ...

* Lee Frost *

John Bumstead John Bumstead (born 27 November 1958) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Chelsea, where he spent most of his career, and Charlton Athletic. Club career Bumstead started his career in the Chels ...

* Micky Nutton *

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* Mike Fillery *

Gary Chivers Gary Chivers (born 15 May 1960) is an English former association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender in the Football League for Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City, Queens Park Rang ...

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Colin Pates Colin George Pates (born 10 August 1961) is an English former professional footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League. He played for various clubs, mainly in London, in a defensive role. Career Pates was born in Wimble ...

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* Steve Finnieston * Ian Britton 1980s *

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* Dale Jasper *

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* Keith Dublin * Keith Jones * Robert Isaac *

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* David Lee *

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* Damian Matthew * Graham Stuart * John Millar *

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* Gareth Hall 1990s *

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* Mark Nicholls * Paul Hughes *

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* Samuele Dalla Bona *

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* Junior Mendes *

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* Nathan Blake 2000s * Yves Ma-Kalambay *

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* Carlton Cole *

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Ryan Bertrand Ryan Dominic Bertrand (born 5 August 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Leicester City. Bertrand began his youth career at Gillingham, before signing for Chelsea in July 2005. He gradu ...

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* Emmanuel Sarki *

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* Anthony Grant * Shaun Cummings * Mbark Boussoufa * Bradley Woods-Garness *

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Phil Younghusband Philip James Younghusband Jr. (born 4 August 1987) is a former professional footballer who played mostly as a striker and sometimes as a midfielder. Younghusband is best known for his performances with the Philippines national team, playing ...

* Neil Etheridge * Jeffrey Ntuka * Michael Modubi * Dean Furman * Warren Cummings *

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2010s *

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* Faiq Bolkiah *

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Victorien Angban Bekanty Victorien Angban (born 29 September 1996) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian club Sochi. Club career Chelsea In 2012, Angban joined Chelsea from Stade d'Abidjan as a trialist. He only ...

Jérémie Boga Jérémie Boga (born 3 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Atalanta. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team. Coming through Chelsea's youth system, Boga spent the 2015–16 season ...

Andreas Christensen Andreas Bødtker Christensen (born 10 April 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Denmark national team. Christensen began his career at Skjold Birkerød and later joined Br ...

* Josh McEachran *

Nathaniel Chalobah Nathaniel Nyakie Chalobah (born 12 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Premier League club Fulham. Born in Sierra Leone, he has represented the England national team. Club career Chelsea After ...

Dominic Solanke Dominic Ayodele Solanke-Mitchell (born 14 September 1997), known as Dominic Solanke, is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for side AFC Bournemouth. Solanke started his career with Chelsea, making his first-team debut ...

Declan Rice Declan Rice (born 14 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. Rice began his professional career at West Ham United, having been re ...

Ruben Loftus-Cheek Ruben Ira Loftus-Cheek (born 23 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Chelsea. Early life Loftus-Cheek was born in Lewisham, Greater London. He grew up in Swanley, Kent and attended High Firs Pr ...

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Tammy Abraham Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham (born 2 October 1997), known as Tammy Abraham, is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Roma and the England national team. As an academy graduate of Chelsea, A ...

Callum Hudson-Odoi Callum James Hudson-Odoi (born 7 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, on loan from club Chelsea. During his time with Chelsea's academy, Hudson-Odoi was part o ...

* Trevoh Chalobah *

Conor Gallagher Conor John Gallagher (born 6 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the England national team. Beginning his career with Chelsea, Gallagher spent time on loan at EFL ...

Marc Guéhi Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéhi (; born 13 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Crystal Palace and the England national team. Guéhi came through the youth system at Chelsea before spending ...

Jamal Musiala Jamal Musiala (born 26 February 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. Nicknamed "Bambi", Musiala is known for his world-class dribbling a ...

* Tariq Lamptey * Louie Annesley * Aliu Djaló *

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Rohan Ince Rohan Greg Ince (born 8 November 1992) is a Montserratian professional footballer who plays for Woking as a holding midfielder. Ince can also play as a central defender. Club career Chelsea Ince joined Chelsea's academy at the age of seven, ...

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* Aziz Deen-Conteh *

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* Will Donkin * Michael Kedman * Daniel Phillips *

Gökhan Töre Gökhan Töre (, born 20 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Adana Demirspor. Töre began his club career at Hamburger SV before joining Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan in the summer of 2012. He made onl ...

* Chris Mepham 2020s *

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* Sam McClelland

Young Player of the Year

Academy Player of the Year

Academy graduates in Premier League era (1992–present)

:Academy graduates who have played for Chelsea, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are in bold.

Honours

Chelsea 3 Man City 1 (4-2 agg) (26605635752)

Reserves Team

* U21 Premier League / Premier League 2 ** Winners (2): 2013–14, 2019–20 *

The Football Combination The Football Combination was a football competition for the reserve teams of English Football League clubs from Southern England, the Midlands and Wales; other clubs from the Midlands and those from the North playing in the Central League (it is n ...

** Winners (11): 1948–49, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1993–94 *

Premier Reserve League The Premier Reserve League (officially known as The Barclays Premier Reserve League for sponsorship reasons) was the reserve team league for the top English football teams in the Premier League. The league was split into a northern and a southe ...

– National Champions ** Winners (1): 2010–11 *

– Southern Champions ** Winners (1): 2010–11 *

London Challenge Cup The London Challenge Cup was a football tournament formerly organised by the London FA. It was first contested in 1908, and other than during the World Wars, was contested every season until 1974, when the tournament was disbanded. After a 16- ...

** Winners (5): 1919–20, 1926–27, 1949–50, 1959–60, 1960–61 *

Metropolitan League The Metropolitan League was a football league in the south-east of England between 1949 and 1971.UEFA Youth League The UEFA Youth League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 2013. In its current format, it is contested by the youth teams of the clubs competing in the UEFA Champions League ...

** Winners (2): 2014–15, 2015–16 * U18 Premier League – National Champions ** Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18 * U18 Premier League – Southern Champions ** Winners (4): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 *

** Winners (9): 1959–60, 1960–61, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 *U18 Premier League Cup ** Winners (2): 2017–18, 2021–22 *U16 Premier League Cup ** Winners (1): 2018–19 *Southern Junior Floodlight Cup ** Winners (5): 1955–56, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64 *

South East Counties League The South East Counties League (SECL) was a football league for the youth teams of clubs from Southern England. The competition grew out of the Middlesex Youth Invitation Cup set up in the 1950s by the Middlesex FA and was formerly known as the ...

** Winners (10): 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1973–74, 1983–84 *South East Counties League Cup ** Winners (11): 1952–53, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1983–84, 1986–87

References

External links

About the Academy
at Chelsea F.C. official website
Why Chelsea could finally be reaping the rewards of their outstanding academy
– ''These Football Times'' (2017) {{Reserve and Youth football in England Professional Development League Under-21s and Academy Football academies in England Eastern Counties Football League Metropolitan League 1948 establishments in England Premier League International Cup UEFA Youth League teams NextGen series London League (football)